Meat-roasting apparatus.



PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

L. NELSON. MBATROASTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1906.

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- pair and thereby! IIO UISE NELSON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

MEAT-ROASTING APPARATUS.

To all whom 'it may concern:-

Be it known that l, Loifisic X ELSON, a citizen oi the United States, and resident of Oakland, in the county ot Alameda, State ol t' alitornia, have invented a new and usel'ul Heat- .ltoasting i'lpparatus, of which the l'ollowing is the specification. 7

My invention relates to certa n new and useful improvements in a meat-roasting tip-1 paratus having a wire frame which is adjustable to enable it to tit any size of baking pan, commonly used for roasting meats.

The invention consists of the parts and constructions and combinations ot parts which 1. Will hereinafter describe and claim.

The essential object oi the present .invenapcrspcctivc view of my device applied to an ordinary cooking vessel. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of the same device shown supported by my special form of cast-iron support. In carrying out my invention 1 construct the frame, it of wire tori'ned of pieces or sections so joined that the frame is extensible to increase and decrease its dimensions.

As shown, I GIHPlOy pairs of sections or pieces a with each piece of a pair having one end formed with a loop or eye a to receive a corresponding overlapping piece of another orm a shdable joint to permit the dimcnsi 150i the frame to be varied, and to permit said l'rame to be used in connection with pans or vessels o1 dill'erent sizes. The two members (1 ol' each pair ol" piece: are bent to stand at about right angles to each other, and said members a e twisted together at l), to term a shank, the ends ol' the pieces being tormcd with toot-portions, or clips or hook-shaped portions c adapted to lit over and embrace the top edge ol' the pan or vessel ii and thereby support the l'ramc from and directly above the pan so that the drippings l'rom the roast. may tall into the pan and the roast may be maintained out ot the contents ol' the pan.

Two ot the sides ol' the 'l'raniit include in ad- 'Specification of Letters Patent.

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dition to the members a, the wire-piecesd,'tl g each having arms (Z extendingin line in 010-.

posite directions and having loops or eyes IZ to slidably embrace the contiguous arms of the pieces (I, said pieces d being twisted together at and being provided with clips or the piece arranged substantially parallel to term a handle and thence twisted togethe at /i and bent in opposite directions and finally again bent to l'orm the tines before monln practice, the lines of the fork are l'orced into the roast, the lines resting in the bends] and the handle portion of tne tori: resting in a seat tormed at the upper end of the twisted portion ot the wires (Z of Wire d. To assist in holding the fork, I employ hooks l) which are ooscly connected to the eyes or loops 1" ol the pieces (Z d, the hooks engaging the tinesol' the fork as shown in Fig. 1.

in Fig. 2, I show the tranie of Fig. i used in connection with iron blocks E, having vertical edges over which the spring clips or hookshaped portions ot the frame are titted subst ant ial ly in the manner described for the pan or vessel of Fig. 1. By using the blocks E I am enabled to obtain heat from below Will out the intervention of the bottom of a pan, and permitting the frame to be adjusted to airvsized oven. it'hen the blocks are used, I may also employ a small pan under the l'rame to catch the drippings.

l laving thus described my invention, What l claim as new and desire to secure bylietters lntent, is

l. A meat-roasting frame formed of seetions ol' wire with overlapping portions slidabl lit ted one to the other, said sections comprising pairs ol' wires with divergent portions and twisted shanks, thelewor ends of the shanks being tashionod into hook-term to enable them to lit over the vertical edge of a pan or other support.

2. A meat-rimsting trame tormed of sections ol' wire slidabl connected, said frame having toot-portions ol' substantially hoot l orm adapted to ill over the vertical edge eta support, and a tork extending across said t'rame and beyond opposite sides thereot, said tramo having depressed seats or rests fer the members ol' the fork.

3. A meat roasting frame formed of sec- I frame formed of slidably joined sections, said tions of wire slidably connected, said frame frame having foot-portions of substantially having footortions of substantially hook- I spring-clip form, and metal blocks having form adapte t0 fit over the Vertical edge of vertical edges over which the foot-portions 5 ilfsupporta and a fgrk extending aerolsis sail l of the frame are (letachably fitted.

ame an e on 0 osite sides t ereo, 7 "T and hooks loo ely hug on the frame and LOUISE NELSON adapted to hook into engagement with the Witnesses: fork. GEORGE L. I'ILMPHREY,

10 4. A meat roasting device comprising a BEULAH SIIANKLAND. 

